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Mainwaring

The surname Mainwaring ( or ) is an Anglo-Norman territorial surname deriving from "Mesnil Warin" (or "Mesnilwarin", "Mesnilvarin", "Mesnil Varin"), from the village of Le Mesnil Varin (= "the manor of Warin"), now Saint-Paër, Normandy. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Chris Mainwaring (1965–2007), Australian rules footballer and TV presenter
  • Daniel Mainwaring (1902–1977), American novelist and screenwriter
  • George Boulton Mainwaring (c. 1773-unknown), British politician
  • Henry Mainwaring (c. 1586-1653), pirate, lawyer, author and diplomat
  • Marion Mainwaring (b. 1922), American novelist
  • Matty Mainwaring (b. 1990), English footballer
  • Ranulph Mainwaring, Justice of Chester in the reign of Richard I (1189-1199)
  • Sam Mainwaring (1841–1907), Welsh socialist and syndicalist trade union activist
  • Sam Mainwaring, Jr., labor activist in Britain, South Africa and the United States; nephew of Sam Mainwaring
  • William Mainwaring (1884–1971), British miner and politician
  • William Mainwaring (English politician) (in office 1786-1802), English politician, father of George Boulton Mainwaring